RANDOLPH- It’s been a dream of hers for years, and this month she’ll be able to realize it.

Randolph’s Turner Free Library Director Sara F. Slymon is leaving to become the new director of the Brookline Public Library, effective June 19. Her last day in Randolph is June 18.

“A library like Brookline has been my lifelong career goal,” Slymon said. “When the opportunity presented itself, I threw my hat into the ring. I was delighted to have been offered the opportunity.”

The Turner Free Library Board of Trustees is meeting this week to make plans for a new director or name an interim director.

Slymon, who has been head of Turner Free Library for 4-1/2 years, is looking forward to the additional resources a library like Brookline offers. She’ll have a staff of 100, compared to 18 in Randolph. She’ll allocate a $4.5 million budget, fives times her current budget of $900,000. And her own salary will get a hefty boost from $85,000 to $105,000.

“I’m most excited about having the resources to lead the library into the digital future, preserving our heritage through digital projects, and getting to know the community,” she said.

The Milton resident is somewhat familiar with the Brookline library. She was on the staff of Boston Public Library when Boston and Brookline were part of the same network. Now, Brookline is part of Minuteman. Turner Free is Old Colony.

Slymon said she had a wonderful time working in Randolph.

“I’ve enjoyed Randolph and getting to know everyone,” she said. “What a wonderful community it is. I’m not leaving here unsatisfied… I’ve had a marvelous experience here.”

Before Turner Free, Slymon was assistant director of the Thayer Public Library in Braintree, after a number of years of steadily increasing responsibility within the Boston Public Library system.

She will replace outgoing director Chuck Flaherty, who retires on June 30 after 21 years in the position.

“The Board of Trustees is delighted to welcome Sara Slymon as the new director for the Public Library of Brookline,” said Michael A. Burstein, chair of the Brookline Trustees, in a press release. “Sara is a dynamic visionary and the perfect person to lead our library into an ever-changing future. I believe her experience and skill set are an ideal fit for the Town of Brookline.”

“Sara Slymon quickly rose to the top of a competitive candidate pool, outshining applicants from across the country,” said Sandra DeBow, human resources director for the Town of Brookline, in a release. “Clearly a seasoned manager and professional, Sara's enthusiastic vision of a contemporary library that integrates all portions of the Brookline community, along with her willingness to partner with others to realize that vision, made her the clear choice.”